So far we had only seen a few small samples about the new film of ‘Slam Dunk’one of the biggest sports anime in history and that seems to want to come back strong.
‘The First Slam Dunk’ opens in Japan this December, so with the release date so close, a first full trailer has already been released with its new animation style and also more details about what to expect from the film.
The first match in CGI and with the original creator
On December 3 the game begins in Japan, although we are still pending on its international distribution. ‘The First Slam Dunk’ will be two hours and four minutes long, and is animated from Toei Animation and DanLion Animation Studio entirely with CGI animation.
After ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ and its CGI that all fans did not like, the truth is that it is quite normal that there are certain reservations towards the ‘Slam Dunk’ movie. From what we can see in the trailer, it seems that the style of ‘The First Slam Dunk’ bets more on a very realistic finish and it would not be surprising if rotoscoping had been used for certain movements.
The bad part is that it seems that the dynamism of the characters has been sacrificed, but it will be necessary to see how it works in the long run. For now, we know that manga creator Takehiko Inoue has written and directed the film, so in principle it will be very faithful to the spirit of ‘Slam Dunk’, with yasuyuki ebara as character designer and animation director Daiki Nakazaka as CG director.
the sleeve of ‘slam dunk’ was published between 1990 and 1996 and focuses on the Shōhoku High School basketball team, which the juvenile delinquent joins. Hanamichi Sakuragi to conquer the girl with whom he is in love. ‘The First Slam Dunk’ marks the franchise’s first anime film since 1995.